He student university of San Francisco de MacorisDuarte province, who was beaten by a colleague, whose video It has gone viral, he formalized the complaint against his attacker yesterday at the police headquarters of that city in the Duarte province.
Edgar Taveras went to the headquarters of the Northeast Regional Directorate of the National Policewhere there are also offices of the Public ministry and sued Steven Albertofor causing blows and injuries.
Interviewed about the incident, the Duarte’s chief prosecutor, Smaily Rodríguez held that Steven Alberto could receive a criminal penalty of up to ten years in prison for the beating he gave Taveras. He cited that the aggression of which the victim was subjected can be classified in what is contemplated in articles 309 and 310 of the Dominican Penal Code, of premeditation and stalking.
He video of the aggressor asking for an excuse and showing regret for the act committed does not exempt him from being penalized, said Rodríguez.
“Excuses are a moral issue that have nothing to do with the issue of criminal sanctions,” the prosecutor told this outlet.
The attacker’s action was captured on video by a friend and spread through social networks.
In the film it is observed how the young Steven Alberto, from the architecture career, physically assaults “Edgar”, for supposedly talking about him and his girlfriend.
Arrest warrant awaited
After the formal complaint was filed, the Public Ministry began the procedure to deepen the investigations and it is expected that in the next few hours a judge will issue an arrest warrant against Steven.
The University announced the suspension of the student violent.
Through a statement, the Universidad Católica Nordestana (UCNE) rejected the violent action filed within the university campus located in San Francisco de Macorís, and announced an investigation process and the suspension of Steven Alberto.
